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77147 to 77154— Continued. 



77153. Erythea edulis (Wendl.) S. Wats. 

 Phoenicaceae. Guadaloupe palm. 



Xo. 93122. A Guadaloupe Island palm, 50 

 feet high, with orbicular lacerated leaves 3 feet 

 across and shining black Iruits. 



77154. Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill. (J. 

 spectabilis H. B. K.). Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 93117. A Chilean palm, 40 feet high, 

 which thrives on very dry soil. The pinnate 

 leaves are fi to 12 feet long, and the coconutlike 

 fruits are 2 inches in diameter. It is an orna- 

 mental palm, but a slow grower. 



For previous introduction see No. 47578. 



77155. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Moca, Dominican Republic. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. R. Ciferri, Director, Estacion 

 Nacional Agronomica y Colegio de Agricultura, 

 through 0. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 29, 1928. 

 Granbolla. 



77156 to 77171. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Seeds presented 

 by R. M. Grey, biological laboratory and 

 botanical garden, Harvard University. Re- 

 ceived June 22, 1928. 



77156. Bauhinia variegata L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



Variety alba. A form with white flowers 

 beautifully veined with green. It is an Indian 

 tree up to 20 feet high with broadly ovate leaves, 

 2-lobed at the tip, and small clusters of large 

 flowers. 



77157. Caryota urens L. Phoenicaceae. 



Toddy palm. 



A Malayan palm up to 80 feet high and 18 

 inches in diameter, with twice pinnately divided 

 leaves 20 feet long by 12 feet wide; the segments 

 are curved and drooping. 



77158. Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis 

 Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful Madagascar palm about 15 feet 

 high, with pinnate leaves 10 feet long, having 

 segments arranged in fascicles and appearing 

 to be in threes, giving a triangular effect. 



For previous introduction see No. 68113. 



77159. Clerodendrum anafense Britt. and P. 

 Wils. Verbenaceae. 



A Cuban tree 30 feet high, with obovate 

 cariaceous leaves 2 to 4 inches long and clusters 

 of white flowers an inch long. 



77160. Clusia minor L. Clusiaceae. 



A tropical American tree 25 feet high, often 

 starting as an epiphyte, with thick obovate 

 leaves 4 to 6 inches long and axillary solitary 

 showy pink flowers. 



77161. CUPANIA AMERICANA 



Sapindaceae. 



A Mexican shrub or tree up to 30 feet high, 

 with compound leaves of oblong crenate-serrate 

 pubescent leaflets and panicles of greenish white 

 flowers. 



77162. DlCTYOSPERMA GRANDIFORMIS Hort. 



Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A spineless palm with pinnately divided 

 leaves of linear-lanceolate segments and rather 

 large white or yellowish flowers. 



77163. Erythrina glatjca Willd. Fabaceae. 



A stately tropical American tree with com- 

 pound leaves of three rounded coriaceous leaflets 

 and racemes of showy orange flowers each 2 

 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 73011. 



77156 to 77171— Continued. 



77164. Eugenia ligustrina (Swartz) Willd. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A low tropical American shrub with charta- 

 ceous lanceolate leaves shining above and pale 

 beneath, solitary white flowers half an inch 

 across, and globose smooth berries one-fourth 

 inch in diameter. 



77165. Ilex geniculata Maxim. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



A slender-branched ornamental Japanese 

 shrub with deciduous ovate leaves which turn 

 yellow in autumn and bright-red berries on slen- 

 der pendulous stalks. 



77166. Inodes causiarum O. F. Cook (Sabal 

 causiarum Beccari). Phoenicaceae. 



Porto Rico hat palm. 



A Porto Rican palm 50 feet high, with a white 

 trunk 2 feet thick and palmately divided leaves 

 about 12 feet in diameter. Most of the palm-leaf 

 hats made in Porto Rico are from the leaves of 

 this tree. 



77167. Lysidice rhodostegia Hance. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



A large handsome tree, native to southern 

 China, with pinnate leaves, loose erect panicles 

 of rosy purple flowers, and pale-pink bracts 

 which persist for several weeks. 



For previous introduction see No. 66227. 



77168. Maximilianea vitifolia (Willd.) Krug 

 and Crb. (Cochlospermum hibiscoides Kunth). 

 Cochlospermaceae. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 76917. 



77169. Misanteca triandra (Swartz) Mez 

 (Acrodiclidium jamaicense Nees). Lauraceae. 



A West Indian tree up to 70 feet high, with 

 alternate oblong shining leaves 4 inches long and 

 panicles of white flowers which turn purple 

 with age. 



For previous introduction see No. 40849. 



77170. Sterculia foetida L. Sterculiaceae. 



Hazel bottletree. 

 A tall handsome tropical Asiatic tree with 

 large compound leaves and spreading panicles 

 of dull-red flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 73076. 



77171. Tilmia caryotaefolia (H. B. K.) O. F. 

 Cook (Martinezia caryotaefolia H. B. K.). 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A graceful tropical American palm up to 30 

 feet high, with a ringed stem armed with slender 

 black spines and bright-green spreading and 

 drooping pinnate leaves 4 to 5 feet long. 



For previous introduction see No. 73822. 



77172. Gossypium anomalum Wawra. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Loanda, Angola, Africa. Seeds presented by 

 John Gossweiler. Received June 30, 1928. 



A tropical African shrub up to 10 feet high, with 

 tough branches, reddish flowers, and oval capsules 

 about an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 67974. 

 77173 to 77214. 



From Wanganui, New Zealand. Seeds presented 

 by the Town Clerk, Wanganui City Council. 

 Received June 22, 1928. 



77173. Arthropodium cirrhatum (Forst. f.) 

 R. Br. Liliaceae. 



A handsome Tasmanian herbaceous perennial 

 2 to 3 feet high, with shining grasslike leaves and 



